UK denies sacrificing care homes; Johnson says situation improving
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the situation in care homes had improved, after his health minister denied Britain had prioritised hospitals over many elderly people in homes in its fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
Study suggests coronavirus spread swiftly around world in late 2019
A genetic analysis of samples from more than 7,500 people infected with COVID-19 suggests the new coronavirus spread quickly around the world late last year and is adapting to its human hosts, scientists said on Wednesday.
Bahrain eases coronavirus restrictions, shops, industries to open
Shops and industrial enterprises in Bahrain can open from Thursday while restaurants will stay closed to in-house diners, the Health Ministry said, as the Gulf state eases restrictions designed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
Putin warns against hurrying to lift coronavirus-related restrictions
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia should not rush to lift coronavirus-related restrictions, warning that any haste in removing preventative measures could undo their work so far.
Moscow mayor says coronavirus outbreak has stabilised, proposes partial reopening
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Wednesday the outbreak of the coronavirus had stabilised over the past two weeks, with the growth in cases corresponding to an increase in testing, but said self-isolation should continue.
Putin supports Moscow Mayor’s proposals on easing coronavirus lockdown
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he supported proposals by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin to gradually ease some restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
UK PM Johnson’s 200,000 daily COVID tests goal is ‘an operational target’: spokesman
A new government goal of reaching reach 200,000 tests by the end of the month announced by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is an operational target to increase capacity and widen its COVID-19 testing programme, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
We will hold PM Johnson to his new testing target: UK’s Labour
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said on Wednesday it would hold Prime Minister Boris Johnson to his new pledge to increase daily testing for the novel coronavirus to 200,000 a day by the end of this month.
Pandemic boosts Palestinian PM as potential Abbas successor
One man has become the face of the Palestinians’ response to the COVID-19 crisis, and it’s not President Mahmoud Abbas.
Coronavirus spreads among Indian police enforcing world’s largest lockdown
Hundreds of Indian police have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, raising alarm among an over-stretched force as it attempts to enforce the world’s largest lockdown to contain the pandemic.
